Sewing machine cabinets



June l, 1965 s. scHAERF 3,186,780

I SEWING MACHINE CABINETS Filed Jan. 14, 196:54

United safes Patent O 3,186,780 SEWING MACHINE CABINETS Stefan Sehaerf,Gld Chum Creek Road, Healesville, Victoria, Australia Fiied Jan. 14,1963, Ser. No. 251,223 3 Claims. (Cl. S12-30) This invention relates toa sewing machine cabinet of the type comprising a box, having the headof the machine pivotally connected to the boxmfor movement from a se@eluded position Within the boxto an operative position supported upon,and projecting from the top of the box.

In known cabinets of this type it is customary for the top thereof tocomprise a hinged portion, and a fixed portion which together define anaperture through which the head is raised and lowered. The hingedportion is raised to permit movement Vof the head between the operativeand inoperative position and lowered to support the head in theoperative position. A separate hinged lid is also provided to cover theapertured top when the head of the machine is in the inoperativeposition so that an uninterrupted flat top surface is presented.

Although this cabinet is satisfactory in use, it is expensive tomanufacture both from the aspect of material and labour due to thedouble top construction.

It is therefore the principal object of the present invention to providea sewing machine cabinet of the type herein specified which isrelatively inexpensive to manufacture, effective in operation, and ofpleasing appearance and finish.

With the above stated principal object in view there is providedaccording to the present invention a sewing machine cabinet of the typeherein specified having a closure member comprising two sections shapedand arranged to interlit in one assembled position to present anuninterrupted surface, and separable for relative rearrangement todefine an opening through which the head ot the machine projects to besupported in an upright operative position by said two sections of theclosure member.

More specically there is provided a sewing machine cabinet of the typeherein specied having a two section closure member constituting themajor portion of the top of the cabinet, said two sections of theclosure member being separable and shaped and arranged so as to interfitin one assembled position to present an uninterrupted closure and inanother to define an opening through which the head of the machineprojects to be supported in an upright operative position by said twosections of the closure member.

Conveniently the two sectioned closure is slidably mounted in thecabinet so that each section can be slid longitudinally relative to thecabinet. Each section of the closure member is L or step shaped at oneend and the projecting sections of these stepped ends intert in assemblyto form an uninterrupted fiat surface when the machine head is locatedin the inoperative position within the cabinet. Y Y

When it -is desired to use the machine one section of the closure memberis removed from the cabinet, turned over, and reassembled inthe cabinetso that the projecting sections of each stepped end are in abuttingalignment, and thereby form an aperture through which the head of themachine projects.

The invention will be more readily understood from the followingdescription of one practical arrangement of the sewing machine cabinetas illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

In the drawings:

FIGURE 1 is a perspective view of the closed cabinet from above.

FIGURE 2 is a perspective view of the cabinet from below.

FIGURE 3 is a view similar to FIGURE 1 with the 3,136,780 Patented .lune1, 1965 ice cabinet closure in the open position to support the machinehead.

FIGURE 4 is a plan view of the cabinet with the closure removed., Y

FIGURE 5 is a sectional view along line 5.5 of FIG- URE 4.

Referring now to FIGURE 1 the cabinet Ycomprises-a box 6 of sufficientdepth to house the machine head, .sup-

ported on four legs '7 each inclined outwardly at its lower end. Thelegs 7 are screwed into sockets 8 fitted to the underside 9 of the box 6so that they may be removed to facilitate transportation of the cabinet.

The top of the box has a marginal rail 10 on one side to which the headof the machine is pivotally connected by conventional hinges 11, Agroove 12 is provided along the inner vertical edge of the rail 10 'anda similar groove 11a is provided on the opposite side wall 13 ofthe boxto form tracks for the closure member 1d. The groove in the Wall 13 isvisible in FIGURE 5.

The closure member 14 comprises two hat sections 15 and 16 each having athickness at its longitudinal edges to t into the respective grooves 11aand 12. Each closure section has one end shaped in the form of a stepdeiined by two parallel transverse edges 19 and 19a eX- tending acrosshalf the width of the section, and a longitudinal edge Ztl of a lengthequal to half the length of the aperture required for the machine headto project through.

When the two sections 15 and 16 are assembled in the grooves 11a and 12so that the respective stepped ends interfit as shown in FIGURE 1 theyform a complete closure for lthe cabinet, and when assembled with theprojecting portions 21 and 21a ofthe stepped ends abutting they form therectangular aperture 22 through which the head 24 of the machineprojects. The projections Z1 and 21a are dimensioned so that the lengthand width ofV the aperture 22 is less than the corresponding dimensionson the base of the head 24 so that in the projected operating positionthe head is supported on the marginal portion of the two sectionssurrounding theV aperture, as shown in FIGURES.

With the two sections assembled to define the aperture 22 they have anoverall length greater than that of the cabinet, and this additionallength provides a Work table 25 to support the material being sewn, asshown in FIG- URE 3.

The interior of the box 6 has three compartments, 23, 29 and 3i)bounding the space 31 occupied by the machine head when it is in theinoperative position. The inner walls 32 and 33 of these compartmentsextend to contact the under face of the closure sections 15 and 16 andprovide additional support when the machine head is resting thereon.Preferably the compartment 2S is of such dimensions that the legs i canbe placed therein when removed for transporting the machine.

A handle 35 may also be provided on one side of the box to facilitatecarrying.

I claim:

1. A sewing machine cabinet of the type herein specified having a twosection closure constituting the major portion of the top of the cabinetand mounted in a common horizontal plane for sliding movement in alongitudinal direction relative to each other and to the cabinet, eachsection being step shaped at one end so that in one assembled positionof the sections the step shaped ends intert to present an uninterruptedclosure and upon inverting one of the sections the projections formed bythe step shaped ends are in abutting alignment to dene an openingthrough which the head of the machine projects to be supported in anupright operative position upon said two sections.

3 f 2. A sewing machine cabinet of the type herein specified having aclosure member comprising two sections shaped and arranged to interit inone assembled position to present an uninterrupted surface, andVseparable -for relative rearrangement to delne an opening through which,the head of the machine projects to be supported in an uprightoperative yposition by saidtwo sections Vof the closure member, eachsection of the closure member being step shaped at one end so that inone assembled position of the sections the step shaped ends interlt topresent the uninterrupted closure, and upon inverting one of saidsections the projections formed `by the step shaped ends are in abuttingalignment to define the opening.

3. A sewing machine cabinet of the type herein specified having atwo-sectionfclosure member constituting the major portion of the top ofthe cabinet, said two sections of the closure memberk being separableand shaped and `arranged so as to interi-it lin one assembled positionto present an uninterrupted closure and in another to dene an openingthrough which the head of the machine projects to be supported in anupright operative position by said two sections of the closure member,each section References Cited by theExaminer 1 UNITED STATES VPrfffEN'l"150,775 5/74 Murphy. 224,993 3/80 Burgess. v1,342,820 6/20 Lee 312-301,396,291 11/21 shaw 312-20sx 2,483,106 9/49 sanaey 112-217.1 2,575,53711/51 Trume@ 312 3o 2,815,999V 12/-57 visant 312-241 FOREIGN PATENTS706,483 3/54 'Great Britain.l

FRANK B. SHERRY, Primary Examiner.

1. A SEWING MACHINE CABINET OF THE TYPE HEREIN SPECIFIED HAVING A TWOSECTION CLOSURE CONSTITUTING THE MAJOR PORTION OF THE TOP OF THE CABINETAND MOUNTED IN A COMMON HORIZONTAL PLANE FOR SLIDING MOVEMENT IN ALONGITUDINAL DIRECTION RELATIVE TO EACH OTHER AND TO THE CABINET, EACHSECTION BEING STEP SHAPED AT ONE END SO THAT IN ONE ASSEMBLED POSITIONOF THE SECTIONS THE STEP SHAPED ENDS INTERFIT TO PRESENT ANUNINTERRUPTED CLOSURE AND UPON INVERTING ONE OF THE SECTIONS THEPROJECTIONS FORMED BY THE STEP SHAPED ENDS ARE IN ABUTTING ALIGNMENT TODEFINE AN OPENING THROUGH WHICH THE HEAD OF THE MACHINE PROJECTS TO BESUPPORTED IN AN UPRIGHT OPERATIVE POSITION UPON SAID TWO SECTIONS.